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brawn
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Brawn
(gcide) | Brawn \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to
flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food
of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten,
and possibly to E. breed.]
1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]
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Formed well of brawns and of bones. --Chaucer.
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2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular
strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;
sometimes, the arm.
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Brawn without brains is thine. --Dryden.
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It was ordained that murderers should be brent on
the brawn of the left hand. --E. Hall.
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And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.
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3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh
of a boar.
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The best age for the boar is from two to five years,
at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him
for brawn. --Mortimer.
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4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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brawn
(wn) | brawn
n 1: possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness,
muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness] |
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brawn
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brawniness
(encz) | brawniness,svalnatost n: Zdeněk Brožbrawniness,zavalitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
brawny
(encz) | brawny,podsaditý adj: Zdeněk Brožbrawny,svalnatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Brawned
(gcide) | Brawned \Brawned\, a.
Brawny; strong; muscular. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Brawner
(gcide) | Brawner \Brawn"er\, n.
A boor killed for the table.
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Brawniness
(gcide) | Brawniness \Brawn"i*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being brawny.
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Brawny
(gcide) | Brawny \Brawn"y\, a.
Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.
"Brawny limbs." --W. Irving.
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Syn: Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic;
stalwart; powerful; robust.
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Collar of brawn
(gcide) | Collar \Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier,
necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum;
akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]
1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament,
restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a
lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) A ring or cincture.
(b) A collar beam.
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3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a
plant and its stem. --Gray.
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4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it
devices to designate their rank or order.
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5. (Zool.)
(a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with
esophagus.
(b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
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6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or
against an object, and used for restraining motion within
given limits, or for holding something to its place, or
for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a
shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a
collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it
enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a
stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
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7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or
stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which
certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
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8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the
mouth of a shaft. --Raymond.
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Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber
connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; --
also, called simply collar.
Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one
parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson.
Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court,
when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear
the collars of those orders.
To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self
from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.
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Embrawn
(gcide) | Embrawn \Em*brawn"\, v. t.
To harden. [Obs.]
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It will embrawn and iron-crust his flesh. --Nash.
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brawn
(wn) | brawn
n 1: possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness,
muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness] |
brawniness
(wn) | brawniness
n 1: possessing muscular strength [syn: brawn, brawniness,
muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness] |
brawny
(wn) | brawny
adj 1: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight;
rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular
boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty,
muscular, powerful, sinewy] |
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